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Mar 1981
Hierarchy Model of Construction Productivity
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VIEW THE REPLYAuthors: Joseph C. Kellogg, M.ASCE, George E. Howell, and Donald C. Taylor, F.ASCEAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 107, Issue 1
Abstract
A key factor in our current economic picture is the declining productivity of our work force. An analysis of productivity issues suggested that the problem should be addressed as a continuum from project conception to completion, rather than only at the field construction stage. A model is presented which reviews a hierarchy of productivity on five distinct levels: policy formation, program management, planning/design, project management/administration, and site construction. The hierarchy model was tested by representatives of all facets of the industry — owners, contractors, insurers and bankers, managers and planners. The perceived concensus was that the model expressed the productivity problem and was a good conceptual step toward analyzing it.
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Journal of the Construction Division
Volume 107 • Issue 1 • March 1981
Pages: 137 - 152
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© 1981 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Mar 1981
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Joseph C. Kellogg, M.ASCE
Pres., Kellogg Corp., 5601 South Broadway, Suite 400, Littleton, Colo. 80121
George E. Howell
Div. Mgr., Management Services, Kellogg Corp., 5601 South Broadway, Suite 400, Littleton, Colo. 80121
Donald C. Taylor, F.ASCE
Principal, Construction Industry Research and Tech., Inc., Littleton, Colo.
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